02-10-2006, 12:33 AM
Altivec enhanced is up to 7x faster than same MHz G3.
128 bit wide, so no waiting.
That is a massive difference vs 64 bit material being broken in half. Although I've not tried any video of substance on my G4/450 (it's unplugged) since they started offering iTMS stuff, if it is like MPEG, I don't have any trouble playing all but the largest windows of it.
A Cube 450 should still be up to 2x faster than the 900MHz G3.
Overall MacBench showed a 450 to 900MHz (G4's) jump was a 40% improvement in base score. I would think that HD speed would not be a major issue here.
128 bit wide, so no waiting.
That is a massive difference vs 64 bit material being broken in half. Although I've not tried any video of substance on my G4/450 (it's unplugged) since they started offering iTMS stuff, if it is like MPEG, I don't have any trouble playing all but the largest windows of it.
A Cube 450 should still be up to 2x faster than the 900MHz G3.
Overall MacBench showed a 450 to 900MHz (G4's) jump was a 40% improvement in base score. I would think that HD speed would not be a major issue here.